The
past few months in Washington have indicated a potential thawing of the icy
cold partisan divide that has dictated politics for most of the past 5
years. A bipartisan budget agreement temporarily ended sequestration
which has greatly affected research funding, and this funding plan for
fiscal 2014 makes strides to recover losses incurred as a result of budget cuts
(details
of this deal can be found here).

On
the evening of Jan. 28, President Obama delivered his State of the Union
address, outlining his priorities for the next year including scientific research, and providing advocates
with insights into what we can expect from his FY15 budget proposal. ASBMB Public Affairs Director Benjamin Corb similarly outlined ASBMB’s policy priorities for the coming year in a webinar titled "State of the Science Advocate," and helps to break
through the “politics speak” of the State of the Union.

The recorded webinar with audio can be found here. (Adobe Flash will be needed to play this file.)